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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Are you sick of hearing about him yet?. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Our four-year-old developed a nice case of turbobarfing yesterday evening. Jeri tended him during the night, so now it's my turn to take over. As a result, blogging will be light or non-existent today.

Discussion Question to keep you busy: are you guys sick of hearing about Stephen Strasburg, or is it impossible to hear too much about his "best pitching prospect in the draft era" talent?

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Im sick of it

We all know what he can do and all the news is just repeats of stuff we know. Let him pitch in some games and then we can start up again…

by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Feb 25, 2026 9:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I want to see the media talk about how he is throwing in game situations rather than just talking about his potential. Soon enough…

by bgkrenz on Feb 26, 2026 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

like I said

If it was new info, it’s one thing. However, when it’s the same stuff over and over again or him doing things that everyone else does, to everyone outside of Washington DC… we dont care that he knows how to stretch..

And I agree that I just want to know how he does in his first taste of games… as you said, soon enough

by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Feb 26, 2026 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

very much so

I would definitely rather see/hear something on some of the other impact rookies for 2010.

by another know it all on Feb 25, 2026 10:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

It sounds like there are a lot of intriguing young arms all over baseball

100-mph, wicked curveballs - Strasburg could be great but he’s definitely not alone in the “young electric arm” category.

by unspider on Feb 25, 2026 10:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

No, I'm certainly not

His level of talent deserves to be focused upon. Let’s not get all cynical, and let’s just enjoy his rise to greatness

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by Mets2k9 on Feb 25, 2026 10:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Strasburg vs. Chapman

Maybe it’s just me - but why the outrage over Strasburg’s deal, but not so much over Chapman’s deal? They’re nearly the same age, and both grabbed a pot fill of gold from the MLB leprechaun before establishing themselves in the majors.

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by kosmo99 on Feb 25, 2026 11:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I actually think Strasburg's contract was an absolute bargin

Draft picks don’t get paid anywhere near what their talent demands.

by jar75 on Feb 25, 2026 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I’m with you, but there was quite a bit of chatter about how big of a precendent it was setting. And then Chapman’s deal got signed with much less chatter surrounding it.

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by kosmo99 on Feb 25, 2026 11:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Chapman was a free agent. A whole different set of rules.

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by Tyler on Feb 26, 2026 8:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

A little bit

He got overshadowed the last few months by Aroldis Chapman. Were it not for Chapman, I think the Strasburg drooling could have drowned us all.

by Cormican on Feb 25, 2026 11:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yes

I remember when Mark Prior used to cause media orgasms. Whatever happened to him?

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by Michael in N.Cali on Feb 25, 2026 1:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ugh

Not sure what your point is here, but there is obviously a higher injury risk for pitchers than position players. Because Mark Prior got injured we should completely ignore Steven Strasburg? I think you might not enjoy this site very much.

by FI2 on Feb 25, 2026 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

As a relatively recent Nats fan

I’m not tired of hearing it at all. I’m not really emotionally invested, but it’s nice to hear stories that paint him as the Savior. A man can dream can’t he?

by Chris Redman is my hero on Feb 25, 2026 5:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think the coverage in Washington DC

will and should remain very high. However, it doesnt have to be the 1st story on ESPN about how he did a drill today.. to everyone else it’s like congrats Stephan, only a million other guys have done the same drill in ST…

by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Feb 26, 2026 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hmm..

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think he has gotten a ton of attention more than he already deserves. When your basically the top prospect and going to be in the majors soon, your going to get quite a bit of media … add onto to that his talent level and well there you go. Heyward is getting a lot of attention, Justin Upton got a lot, so to me Stras has been relatively in line with guys of similar talent level.

Then again I don’t have tv so maybe he gets a lot of attention on espn stations.

by hybrid on Feb 25, 2026 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Actually

What I’m sick of are alleged internet “experts” who claim that Strasburg’s a surefire lock for arm problems within 2 years.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by WayneCampbell08 on Feb 27, 2026 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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